Gütersloh district archive
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| Archive type | Municipal Archives |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 54 '43.9 " N , 8 ° 22' 31.1" E |
| place | 33330 Gütersloh |
| Visitor address | Moltkestrasse 47 |
| carrier | Gütersloh district |
| Website | Gütersloh district archive |
The Gütersloh district archive obtains the official records from the former district administrations of Halle (Westphalia) and Wiedenbrück as well as from the current district administration of Gütersloh.
history
The district of Gütersloh was formed by the law on the reorganization of the communities and districts of the reorganization area Bielefeld on January 1, 1973 from the two districts of Wiedenbrück and Halle (Westphalia). The Gütersloh district has had its own full-time archive since 1984 .
building
The district archive was initially housed in the former district building in Rheda-Wiedenbrück. During this time the old registries of the districts of Halle (Westphalia) and Wiedenbrück were merged . In 1997 the district archive moved to the "Reckenberg", in district house 2 of the Gütersloh district. In November 2007 the district archive Gütersloh moved to the "House of the Farmer" in Rheda-Wiedenbrück. This was originally built in 1937 as the "Agricultural School for Girls and Boys". In addition, this building housed offices for the former district farmers , today the district office of the Chamber of Agriculture . In 1996 the "House of the Farmer" from the Gütersloh district became the property of the Westphalia-Lippe Chamber of Agriculture.
In summer 2018, the district archive and the Gütersloh city archive moved to the former rainbow school at Moltkestrasse 47 in Gütersloh. As the owner of the real estate, the district had the building converted for 2.4 million euros in order to adapt it to the requirements of a modern archive.
Archive management
| Name of the archivist | Period |
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| Günter Brüning | 1984-2011 |
| Ralf Othengrafen | 2011 – today |
Stocks
Inventory overview
The district archive stores around 1,050 meters of archival material , including over 35,000 files, but also numerous maps and plans, as well as 28,000 photos. The documents kept in the district archive include both official and unofficial documents. The unofficial written material consists of documents from club, association and company archives, family and private individuals (bequests), from archival collections of maps, plans, photos, postcards and from contemporary historical documents.
Archive material distribution (number)
- Halle district in Westphalia: 5000
- District of Wiedenbrück: 6000
- District of Gütersloh: 10,000
- Langenberg community: 450
- Unofficial archives: 4000
Holdings in Halle (Westf.)
Contains over 5,000 archive items from the end of the 18th century to around 1973.
- District Office from 1772 to 1958
- District Committee from 1796 to 1935
- District committee / senior district director from 1884 to 1972
- District treasury, treasury from 1887 to 1978
- Building authority from 1919 to 1972
- Social Welfare Office from 1927 to 1980
- Youth Welfare Office from 1941 to 1988
- Education office from 1868 to 1978
- Insurance office from 1890 to 1978
- District doctor / health department from 1852 to 1972
- Regulatory Office from 1927 to 1973
- Office of Reparation from 1946 to 1972
- Lower water authority from 1898 to 2001
- District Hunting Office from 1932 to 1969
Holdings in the Wiedenbrück district
Contains over 6,200 archive items from the beginning of the 19th century to around 1973.
- District Office from 1809 to 1971
- District Committee from 1816 to 1961
- Senior district director from 1902 to 1979
- Welfare office from 1907 to 1958
- Regulatory Office from 1933 to 1987
- Social Welfare Office from 1943 to 1984
- Office of Reparation from 1856 to 1978
- Education office from 1897 to 1977
- Treasury and district treasury from 1887 to 1984
- Veterinary Office from 1926 to 1979
- Land registry from 1851 to 1974
- Insurance office from 1884 to 1984
- Health Department from 1925 to 1972
- Lower water authority from 1773 to 1994
- Building authority 1923 to 1981
- Order of Merit from 1867 to 1975
- District hunter / district hunting authority from 1915 to 1974
- Road Traffic Office from 1950 to 1984
Holdings in the Gütersloh district
Contains over 10,000 archival documents beginning usually from 1973.
- Senior District Director from 1969 to 1999
- District council and district committee from 1973 to 2016
- Press office: Contemporary history collection from 1973 to 2013
- Press office: files and photos from 1964 to 1998
- Bureau of equalization from 1934 to 1983
- Culture and homeland maintenance from 1948 to 2003
- Lower water authority from 1956 to 2008
- Planning Office 1947 to 2016
Holdings of the Warendorf and Paderborn districts, the Langenberg community
Contains over 450 archive items from the beginning of the 19th century to around 1993
- Langenberg community from 1823 to 1993
- Langenberg and Benteler registry offices from 1905 to 1986
- District Warendorf, Lower Water Authority from 1925 to 1975
- Paderborn district, Lower Water Authority from 1931 to 1982
Holdings of unofficial documents, archival collections
Contains over 4,000 archive items from the beginning of the 17th century to around 2000
- Estate of Peter August Böckstiegel from 1764 to 2012
- Sonja Böckstiegel's estate from 1943 to 1984
- Gut Schledebrück from 1608 to 2000
- Frankenstein home district from 1528 to 2018
- Goretzki local history collection from 1937 to 1964
- Tappe local history collection from 1918 to 1989
- Wiedenbrück District Expellees Association from 1911 to 1976
- AOK Gütersloh from 1884 to 1997
- Kommunale Haus und Wohnen GmbH from 1950 to 2003
- Collection of memorial notes from 1821 to 1944
- Collection of volunteer fire brigades from 1911 to 2008
- Collection of photos and photo albums from 1919 to 2000
- Collection of posters from 1829 to 2019
- Collection of maps and plans from 1766 to 2014
- Collection of seals and stamps from 1275 to 1982
- Collection of publications from 1827 to 2019
- Collection of state exams from 1925 to 2001
service
- Advice and information on questions about the history of the district and the history of individual towns and communities
- Support of school projects, technical papers and history competitions
- Support for university theses and research projects
- Organization of exhibitions and lectures
- Archive tours for groups
- Internships for schoolchildren and students
Exhibitions
Online exhibition "OWL and the First World War 1914-1918"
The Gütersloh district archive contributed numerous documents to the online exhibition. They show how the public authorities in the former Halle / Westf. And Wiedenbrück districts tried to cope with the consequences of the war.
Digital exhibition "Sources from the district archive: seals and stamps"
In its digital exhibition, the district archive presents selected seals and stamps from its property
Working group of the municipal archives in the Gütersloh district
The working group of the municipal archives in the Gütersloh district has existed since 1989. Almost all of the district's municipalities are represented in the working group, which is chaired by the district archives. It serves the technical exchange as well as the implementation of joint projects.
Publications
The home yearbook
The Gütersloh district's homeland yearbook has been published by Flöttmann-Verlag since 1983 with its contributions on history, culture, the environment and the economy. The district archive takes part in the editorial work for the Heimat-Jahrbuch, but also regularly contributes its own contributions on historical topics.
Series of publications on district history
In order to raise awareness of local and regional history, the Gütersloh district archive publishes its own series of publications. So far, 15 volumes on the history of the district or individual communities have been published.
District history brochures
Since 2016, the district archive has also been issuing smaller brochures on issues relating to the history of the district. Two issues have appeared so far.
Archive library
Extensive reference library on the history of the Gütersloh district and the towns and communities belonging to the district.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the district archive. Accessed July 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Inventory overview. Accessed July 30, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e Gütersloh District Archives Guide through historical memory. District of Gütersloh, the district administrator, April 1, 2020, accessed on July 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Service. Accessed July 30, 2020 .
- ↑ exhibitions. Accessed July 30, 2020 .